Princess Sophie of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Names
	Ernestine Friederike Sophie

Princess Sophie
Princess Sophie
Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Born	22 February 1760; Hildburghausen
Died	28 October 1776 (aged 16); Coburg
Burial	Crypt of St. Moritz Church, Coburg
Spouse	Francis, Hereditary Prince of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
Names
Names
	Ernestine Friederike Sophie
House	House of Wettin
Father	Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Mother	Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar
Religion	Lutheranism

Princess Sophie of Saxe-Hildburghausen (Ernestine Friederike Sophie; 22 February 1760, Hildburghausen – 28 October 1776, Coburg), was a Princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen by birth, and by marriage she became the Hereditary Princess of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld.

Life

Ernestine Friederike Sophie was the daughter of Duke Ernest Frederick III of Saxe-Hildburghausen (1727–1780) and Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar (1740–1786). Her godparents were the Danish royal couple, the King of Poland, and the Regents of the houses of Saxe-Coburg, Saxe-Weimar, Mecklenburg and Württemberg.

On 6 March 1776, she married at the age of 16 (in Hildburghausen) the Hereditary Prince (and later Duke) Francis Frederick Anthony of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld. At the time, Francis was already in love with his future wife Countess Augusta Reuss of Ebersdorf, but he was unable to break off his engagement with Sophie.

Sophie died of influenza just six months later, on 28 October 1776. She remained childless. She was buried in the crypt of the St. Moritz Church in Coburg.